1.
The diameters of a pipe at the sections 1 and 2 are 10 cm and 15 cm
respectively. Find the discharge through the pipe if the velocity of water
flowing through the pipe at section 1 is 5 m/s. Determine also the velocity at
section 2.
2. State Bernoulli's theorem with expression.
3. Describe pipes in series and pipes in parallel.
4. State momentum Principle.
5. Define velocity potential function with mathematical expression.
6. List out major and minor losses.
7. State applications of Bernoulli's equation for real fluid.
8. Explain about minor loss due to sudden contraction with expression.
9. Define weber number and euler's number with derivation.
10. Explain about Pitot tube with a neat sketch.
11. Derive an equation for discharge through Orifimeter.
12. Derive an expression for loss of head due to friction by Darcy-Weisbach and
Chezy's.
13. A 450 reducing bend is connected in a pipe line, the diameters at the inlet and
outlet of the bend being 600mm and 300mm respectively. Find the force
exerted by water on the bend if the intensity of pressure at inlet to bend is
8.829 N/cm2 and rate of flow of water is 600 liters/s.
14. Derive an equation for discharge through Venturimeter.
15. A venturimeter of inlet diameter 300 mm and throat diameter 150 mm is
fixed in a vertical pipe line. A liquid of sp. gr.0.8 is flowing upward through
the pipe line. A differential manometer containing mercury gives a reading of
100mm when connected at inlet and throat. The vertical difference between
inlet and throat is 500 mm. If Cd = 0.98, then find: (i) rate of flow of liquid in
litre per second and (ii) difference of pressure between inlet and throat in
N/m2.
16. A horizontal pipe line 40 m long is connected to a water tank at one end
and discharges freely into the atmosphere at the other end. For the first
25 m of its length from the tank, the pipe is 150 mm diameter and its
diameter is suddenly enlarged to 300 mm. The height of water level in the
tank is 8 m above the centre of the pipe. Considering all losses of head
which occur, determine the rate of flow. Take f = .01 for both sections of
the pipe. Draw hydraulic gradient line and total energy line.
17. Derive minor losses due to sudden enlargement and contraction in pipes.
18. Determine the rate of flow of water through a pipe of diameter 20 cm and
length 50 m when one end of the pipe is connected to a tank and other end
of the pipe is open to the atmosphere. The pipe is horizontal and the height
of water in the tank is 4 m above the centre of the pipe. Consider all minor
losses and take f = 0.009 in the formula h f = 4.f.L.V 2/ d * 2g . Draw
hydraulic gradient line and total energy line.
19. The following cases represent the two velocity components, determine the
third component of velocity such that they satisfy the continuity equation:
(a) u = x²+ y² + z2; v = xy²- yz2 + xy (b) v = 2y2, w = 2xyz.
20.Derive continuity equation for one dimension and three dimensions.
21.Given that, velocity potential function
3 3
−x y 2 x y 2
ᵠ= −x + +y
3 3
determine the velocity components in x and y direction, show that flow
represents a possible case of fluid flow.
22.Water flows through a pipe AB 1.2m diameter at 3m/sec and then passes
through a pipe BC 1.5m diameter at C the pipe branches. Branch CD is 0.8m
in diameter and carries one third of the flow in AB. The velocity of flow in
branch CE is 2.5m/s. Find the volume rate of flow in AB, the velocity in BC ,
CD and the diameter of CE.
